Category: DIY

Love Day / Love this day

Six years ago today, Darling Husband popped the question! Valentine’s Day at our house means … Dressing C in the red “All you need is love and naps” onesie that D wore on *his* very first Valentine’s Day  Dressing D in an ugly-but-appropriate Valentine-y… Continue Reading “Love Day / Love this day”

Easy toddler craft: Valentine’s Day wreath

I don’t have much time for crafting these days (understatement of the millennium, right Moms?) but I really wanted to do SOMETHING new for the front door — which has been bare and wreath-less since the Christmas thingy dried up and got tossed. So I… Continue Reading “Easy toddler craft: Valentine’s Day wreath”

Easy sewing project: toddler dress from Daddy’s uniform shirt

Follow me on Pinterest! Darling Husband wears a uniform to his job (which may be able to tell by the logo, is with this company). So when D was a baby, I added a little logo to one of his navy onesies to make… Continue Reading “Easy sewing project: toddler dress from Daddy’s uniform shirt”

Toddler craft: Making thank-you cards

We have a lot of extended family that live out of town, out of the province, out of the country, and even across the pond, so we’re no stranger to mailing “real mail” (as I call it). Once the Christmas chaos was over, I… Continue Reading “Toddler craft: Making thank-you cards”

Spiffy shelves: My $5 bookshelf makeover

We had a set of cheap white bookcases in our basement for months, but ultimately decided they just didn’t belong in the room.   They mostly housed MY books (the kids only got the two bottoms shelves), so it made sense for the shelves… Continue Reading “Spiffy shelves: My $5 bookshelf makeover”